Anyone who’s ever been knocked out by a sudden, brutal headache knows the struggle of trying to figure out what the heck just hit them. I used to think all headaches were just… headaches. That was until I had my first cluster headache—it felt like someone was stabbing my eye with an ice pick on…
For years, I struggled with migraines that hit like clockwork—especially during certain times of the month. I’d wake up with a pounding head, dizzy spells, and sometimes even brain fog that made simple tasks feel impossible. I chalked it up to stress or hormones, but something still felt off. Eventually, my doctor suggested something I…
For months after I recovered from COVID, I noticed something weird—my head just wouldn’t stop throbbing. I chalked it up to stress or too much screen time. But when it kept coming back, often with a pulsating sensation behind one eye or a wave of dizziness, I realized it was more than your standard headache….
Cervicogenic migraine pain isn’t just a fancy term doctors toss around—it’s a very real, very frustrating kind of pain I’ve personally wrestled with more than a few times. You know that tight, stabbing ache that starts at the base of your skull, maybe wraps around one side of your head, and refuses to let go…